We warmly welcome everyone to our service today, especially anyone who is visiting with us.
Announcements
| Today | 6:00pm | Prayer Meeting |
| 6:30pm | Evening Service | |
| 7:45pm | Youth Fellowship | |
| Wed | 10:00am | Tots |
| 8:00pm | Pre-Communion | |
| Thurs | 10:00am | Ladies’ Bible Study |
| 11:45am | Luncheon Club | |
| Sun | 8:30am | Early morning prayer time |
| 10:45am | Sunday School and Bible Class | |
| 10:45am | Church family prayer and Fellowship time | |
| 12 noon | Morning Service – Communion |
If you are ill or in hospital, would like some pastoral help or require the services of a minister, please contact Stephen (07732211261) or Carolyn (07716600671)
If you would like an announcement to go into the sheet, please could you give it to Carolyn by lunchtime on Thursday. Also, if you are planning an event for your organisation, please could you give the date to Carolyn to go into the church calendar.
Additional Announcements
A new Children’s Church rota is available from the coffee dock. If you normally help with Children’s church, please could you collect yours.
This evening Stephen will begin his new series on the book of Jude. All welcome! Tea and Coffee to follow in the hall.
The Men’s Fellowship group are planning an evening of ‘Chuckin’ and Chicken’ on Friday 8th May at 7pm in the church hall. They will be playing darts and getting a chippie from Sizzlers, with an epilogue from Stephen. All men welcome for food, fellowship and banter, and feel free to bring friends and relatives. The price will be the cost of your takeaway.
The annual PAT tests for electrical appliances will be taking place on Monday 11th May. If you have an electrical appliance such as a laptop, extension lead, musical instrument etc which you use in a church organisation, please could you leave it in the choir room before the 11th to be checked. Untested items cannot be used in organisations as they may invalidate our insurance. Thank you for your help in keeping our buildings and church family safe.
The 20’s-40’s (ish!) Ladies’ Discipleship group will have a series of Bible studies on 11th and 18th May, 1st, 8th and 15th June. More info to follow
Holiday Bible Club is fast approaching and all those who help with the club need to have an AccessNI check from PCI. If you are hoping to help this year, but do not have a PCI AccessNI certificate please could you speak to William McCaughey or Kat Kerr and begin to move through that process.
Could all leaders involved in our children’s ministry please ensure that you have read and replied to Kat’s email re May’s PCI safeguarding training. Please reply by the end of today. If you haven’t received the email, but are involved in any part of our children’s ministry, please speak to Kat today.
Outside Announcements
The Kells and Connor Strollers and Striders return this Thursday, 7th May with a walk at the Ecos centre. They hold a walk somewhere in the area each fortnight from May until September. You can choose your level… walking quickly and further with the Striders, or taking your time a bit more with the Strollers. If you would like to be a part of the group, please contact Lorraine Craig from the community association on 07761840128, and she will add you to the whatsapp group.
The annual Ballymena area Tearfund walk and BBQ takes place on Friday 29th May at Shane’s Castle. You can turn up and walk anytime between 4pm-9pm. This year the walk will raise money to provide shelter and warmth in winter to refugees in Lebanon, where the war, economic collapse and sheer volume of refugees has led to a multi-layered crisis. Sponsor cards are available in the vestibule.
The Sunflowers Widow’s Friendship group have a breakfast on Saturday 20th June at the Rosspark Hotel, from 8:30am-12noon. The speaker will be Marion Reid and the cost is £16. To book, please contact Joye 07761956596
Coming up:
Mon 11th May – PAT testing for electricals
Sat 16th May – PW Conference, Assembly Buildings
Sun 17th May – Sunday School and Bible Class service
Tues 26th May – Kirk Session
Sat 30th May – Sunday School and Bible Class trip
Mon 3rd – Fri 7th Aug – Holiday Bible Club
http://www.kellschurch.com 3rd May 2026
ORDER OF SERVICE
Welcome and Announcements
Call to Worship
All creatures of our God and King
Prayer
Bible Reading – Luke 6:27-30
Offering (Thank you for saving me)
Prayer
Children’s Address
Living, Loving, Lasting
(Children leave for Crèche, Bubbles and Children’s Church)
Bible Reading – Exodus 23:4-7
Prayer of Intercession
Before the throne of God above
Sermon
When I survey
Benediction